Petra has been Rosa’s pen pal until she comes back from abroad. She and Rosa form a threesome with Rosa’s other friend, Dee. Then someone starts playing tricks on Rosa and it seems to point to Petra.
Wendy Watson’s new neighbour, Mina, comes from the planet Septimo. As a Septimon, she has the power to read minds. But she always has to tell the truth, which sometimes gets her in trouble.
Vicky Page and Pam Reid have always hated each other, but now they are both looking for a new friend as theirs have gone to another town. This leads to more animosity between them as each tries to outdo the other in finding a friend and even playing tricks to sabotage each other’s efforts. As a result, neither of them is succeeding in finding a friend.
Carole Bradshaw had been the most popular girl at Aylesbourne Academy until her father, a bank manager, is imprisoned for dishonesty. Now nobody speaks to Carole except Jackie Higgins, whose father is also in prison.
Plot:
Lucy Richards loses her best friend Jane Fielder when she moves away. She sets out to find a new best friend who is as much like Jane as possible. But her attempts to finding a new friend are not working out.
Lonely Lucy – M&J: #174 (10 September 1994) – #181(29 October 1994)
Plot:
Jenny Harbin lives with her Aunt Perry, whose job does not allow her much time for Jenny. Feeling lonely, Jenny allows some children to play in the garden, but she has to keep it secret from her aunt.
Plot:
After her parents’ deaths, Anna Jackson goes to live with her half-brother and his wife. But Anna soon finds they don’t care about her and she gets even more lonely because she does not know anyone in her new town. Then Anna comes across a sett of orphaned badgers and finds friendship in caring for them.
Plot:
Rosa Mason is bullied at her new school, and each time a mysterious girl called Jemima appears to save her. But there is something strange about Jemima and Rosa begins to think she is a ghost.
Newcomer Jane Baker has not yet made friends in her new district. She is told that when the full moon rests on Beacon Hill, wishes come true. Jane makes this to wish the scarecrow she has just made to come alive and be her friend. The wish comes true, and Jane names her scarecrow friend Suzy.
Jill Meadows has only made one friend at her new boarding school, but she is a ghost named Amy.
